700.00(S)/4–750: Circular telegram
The Secretary of State to Certain Diplomatic Offices 1
Infotel. Tentative draft agenda for meeting of North Atlantic Council resulting from discussion in International Working Group has been submitted to Pact governments. Agenda includes: 1) review of progress in implementing treaty in year since its signature, including reports of Defense Committee and Defense Financial and Economic Committee and steps to insure increased self-help and mutual aid, with particular reference to more effective econ and financial arrangements to support military defense plans; 2) review of and exchange of views on world political developments as they affect security and well-being of parties in light of treaty objectives; 3) promoting more vigorously agreed objectives of treaty, notably through closer coordination of foreign policies of member govts, development Article II to provide for coordination public info activities to bring about better understanding of treaty objectives and free institutions of parties, development Article II in econ field to promote closer econ collaboration, and possible central machinery to meet requirements developed in light of discussion of those points.
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